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Oxycerites (Paroecotraustes) pygmaeus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Oppeliidae

Taxonomy
Oppelia (Oxycerites) pygmaea was named by Arkell (1951).

It was recombined as Oxycerites (Paroecotraustes) pygmaeus by Besnosov and Mitta (1993).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. aspioides, O. discus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Oppelia (Oxycerites) pygmaea Arkell
1993Oxycerites (Paroecotraustes) pygmaeus Besnosov and Mitta p. 53 figs. Pl 4, fig 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderHaploceratina
superfamilyHaploceratoidea(Zittel 1884)
familyOppeliidaeBonarelli 1894
genusOxyceritesSpath 1928
subgenusParoecotraustes
speciespygmaeus(Arkell 1951)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available